Roma and FC Porto changed the terms on Rodrigo Mora and finally seem close to an agreement for €25m now and a clause to buy out the remaining 50 per cent for another €25m.
The negotiations have been dragging on for weeks with very little sign of progress, as they have battled over how to spread out the cost of this total €50m deal.
Mora problems for Roma
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 19: Rodrigo Mora #89 of FC Porto warms up prior to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between Internacional CF Miami and FC Porto at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 19, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
They had seemed on the verge of an agreement last week for a loan at €10m with option to buy for a further €40m, becoming an obligation if certain conditions were met.
Here is where it all ground to a halt, as Porto wanted the obligation to be practically a guarantee, whereas Roma preferred linking it to Champions League qualification or even the Scudetto.
NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 23: Rodrigo Mora of FC Porto during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD3 match between Nottingham Forest FC and FC Porto at City Ground on October 23, 2025 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Now there has been a major breakthrough with multiple sources in Italy and Portugal all confirming the same details.
Roma are ready to purchase half of Mora’s contract for €25m, but have the option to buy FC Porto out of their remaining 50 per cent with another €25m at the end of the season.
If not, then Porto will retain 50 per cent of the future sale fee.
The clubs are now barrelling towards the finish line and hope to get it over the line within days, because Mora is not part of coach Francesco Farioli’s plans.